This chapter took three cans of Canada Dry and about seven cups of coffee. Ah, the beauty of Strep Throat. I get to stay home.

Leaders
Firestar—ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
Blackstar—large white tom with huge jet-black paws
Onestar—brown tabby tom
Mistystar—gray she-cat with blue eyes

Deputies
Reedwhisker—black tom
…Apprentice, Hollowpaw (dark brown tabby tom)

Brambleclaw—dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Rowanclaw—ginger tom

Ashfoot—gray she-cat

Medicine Cats
Jayfeather—gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes
…Assistant, Briarlight—dark brown she-cat
Littlecloud—very small tabby tom
…Apprentice, Flametail (ginger tom)
Kestrelflight—mottled gray tom

Mothwing—dappled golden she-cat
…Apprentice, Willowshine (gray tabby she-cat)

Warriors
Graystripe—long-haired gray tom
Millie—striped gray tabby she-cat
Dustpelt—dark brown tabby tom
Sandstorm—pale ginger she-cat with green eyes
Brackenfur—golden brown tabby tom
Sorreltail

—tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes
Cloudtail—long-haired white tom with blue eyes
Brightheart—white she-cat with ginger patches
Thornclaw—golden brown tabby tom
Squirrelflight—dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
Leafpool—light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Spiderleg—long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
Birchfall—light brown tabby tom
Whitewing—white she-cat with green eyes
Berrynose—cream-colored tom
Hazeltail—small gray-and-white she-cat
Mousewhisker—gray-and-white tom
Cinderheart—gray tabby she-cat
…Apprentice, Ivypaw
Lionblaze—golden tabby tom with amber eyes
…Apprentice, Dovepaw
Foxleap—reddish tabby tom
Icecloud—white she-cat
Toadstep—black-and-white tom
Rosepetal—dark cream she-cat
Blossomfall—tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
Bumblestripe—very pale gray tom with black stripes
Oakfur—small brown tom
…Apprentice, Ferretpaw (cream-and-gray tom)
Smokefoot—black tom
Toadfoot—dark brown tom
Applefur—mottled brown she-cat

Crowfrost—black-and-white tom
Ratscar—brown tom with long scar across his back
…Apprentice, Pinepaw (black she-cat)
Snowbird—pure-white she-cat
Tawnypelt—tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
…Apprentice, Starlingpaw (ginger tom)
Olivenose—tortoiseshell she-cat
Owlclaw—light brown tabby tom
…Pinkpaw (solid black she-cat)

Shrewfoot—gray she-cat with black feet
Scorchfur—dark gray tom
Redwillow—mottled brown-and-ginger tom
Tigerheart—dark brown tabby tom

…Apprentice, Stealthpaw (silver tom with black spots)
Dawnpelt—cream-furred she-cat

Crowfeather—dark gray tom
Owlwhisker—light brown tabby tom
…Apprentice, Whiskerpaw (light brown tom)
Whitetail—small white she-cat
Nightcloud—black she-cat
Weaselfur—ginger tom with white paws
…Apprentice, Quickpaw (White tom)

Harespring—brown-and-white tom
Leaftail—dark tabby tom with amber eyes
Emberfoot—gray tom with two dark paws
Heathertail—light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes
…Apprentice, Furzepaw (gray-and-white she-cat)
Breezepelt—black tom with amber eyes
…Apprentice, Boulderpaw (large pale gray tom)
Sedgewhisker—light brown tabby she-cat
Sunstrike—tortoiseshell she-cat with large white mark on her forehead

Graymist—pale gray tabby she-cat
…Apprentice, Troutpaw (pale gray tabby she-cat)
Mintfur—light gray tabby tom
Icewing—white she-cat with blue eyes
Minnowtail—dark gray she-cat
…Apprentice, Mossypaw (brown-and white she-cat)
Pebblefoot—mottled gray tom
…Apprentice, Rushpaw (light brown tabby tom)
Mallownose—light brown tabby tom
Robinwing—tortoiseshell-and-white tom
Beetlewhisker—brown-and-white tabby tom
Petalfur—gray-and-white she-cat
Grasspelt—light brown tom

Apprentices
Dovepaw—pale gray she-cat with blue eyes
Ivypaw—silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes

Ferretpaw (cream-and-grey tom)

Pinepaw (black she-cat)

Starlingpaw (ginger tom)

Quickpaw (White tom with a black tail tip)

Stealthpaw (silver tom with black spots)

Whiskerpaw (light brown tom)

Furzepaw (gray-and-white she-cat)

Boulderpaw (large pale gray tom)

Troutpaw (pale gray tabby she-cat)

Pinkpaw (solid black she-cat with a white tail tip)

Mossypaw (brown-and white she-cat)

Rushpaw (light brown tabby tom)

Queens
Ferncloud—pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat with green eyes
Daisy—cream long-furred cat from the horseplace
Poppyfrost—tortoiseshell she-cat (mother to Cherrykit, a ginger she-cat, and Molekit, a brown-and-cream tom)
Kinkfur—tabby she-cat with long fur that sticks out at all angles
Ivytail—black, white, and tortoiseshell she-cat
Gorsetail—very pale gray-and-white she-cat with blue eyes
Swallowtail—dark gray she-cat

Duskfur—brown tabby she-cat (mother to Volekit, a brown tabby tom, and Leopardkit, a black she-cat with black tabby stripes along her tail, and ginger flecks on her ears and on her head between her ears)
Mosspelt—tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes

Elders
Mousefur—small dusky brown she-cat
Purdy—plump tabby former loner with a gray muzzle

Cedarheart—dark gray tom
Tallpoppy—long-legged light brown tabby she-cat
Snaketail—dark brown tom with tabby-striped tail
Whitewater—white she-cat with long fur, blind in one eye
Webfoot—dark gray tabby tom
Tornear—tabby tom

Dapplenose—mottled gray she-cat
Pouncetail—ginger-and-white tom